Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-13
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A correspondent from snohomisE
county writes: Nearly everybody in
this vicinity Is going into hops"
II don't propose to go with the crowd
II II can get information that viii jus.
tiiy me In trying something else, (" and
then inquiries Of me about tobacco cuI
ture. Some years ago I tried tobacco
several acres--and repeated the ex
pertinent even 10 the third year. Will
not wholly condemning it as entirely
impracticable and unsuited 10 our eli
mate, the multitude Of cares. unrelia
bility Of skilled labor. and the develop.
ment Of the fact that it could not b.
done save by heavy outlay that was
special and Of no value for anything
else, gave up the experiment.
Ny first thought was that our hop
houses could be utilized for curing the
tobacco, but we soon found that both
crops were demanding attention at the
same time.
A gentleman Of this valley, Mr.. T. r,
Patton, Of Alderton, was then and i
now engaged in raising tobacco, and 20
referred my correspondent letter 70
him, and this morning received his
reply. II answer my correspondent
letter from my own experience and i'm.
pFessions, il would be 70 discourage
him; II we take Mr.. Patton's longer
experience, land whom ] know TO be
thoroughly reliable1 he would be en-
courageds The fact remains as I have
stated tobacco culture cannot be UNI
dertaken without considerable outlay,
and OF that kind not Of much value for
anything else. Mr.. Patton writes: q
have house for curing tobacco 2ax4s
feet, y feet high, which viii hold 1.-THE
crop of about three acres, 70 be heated
with q furnace" "
The experience in brief OF this gen
Aeman Is that the kind in demand on
this coast is that for cigars, and the
Connecticut seed leaf Is the favorite.
Again: . have raised 500 pounds, and
think by fertilixing il could be made to
yield 1000 20 100 pounds per acre p
that the price obtained would average
about IS cents per pound; that " for
cigars il requires 20 lay In bulk for as
much as six or eight months before
the crop is marketable. - NV own
opinion u that we produce very SUI
pericr tobacco for cigars. have rolled
up cigars and had a milder. pleasanter
smoke than ever got from cigars in
saloons or stores.
Tobacco seed should be in the hot.
bed now, to insure early plants in time
for planting. Early planting is neceS-
sary to insure the crop 70 mature in
time to escape frost, At best, think
tobacco culture here Is vet ia the ex-
perimental stage. Mr.. Patton closes
bis letter with the remark that Z" the
tobacco business Is in its infancy now
but | think il viii be big enough 20 walk
soon; so you see am living in hopes
Of grand success.
And now comes our winter, not Of
discomfort, but OF actual snow and ice
and biting cold. Our flowers, OF which
We boasted so recently. are gone. am
night glad TO see this cold snap. how
ever, even il we do lose ten tons or more
Of roots. IL serves Us well right, for
We ought 10 have known better than 10
trust hay covering TO keep out frost,
Tor it won't do II and we knew IT, No
one expected quite so cold. 60 below
tfeezingl although we have all OF as
before seen il that cold, though only
for very short time.
As | said. I am glad 20 see the cold
weather; for Il We do lose the fifty
tons OF roots, we are gaining more
than a hftw.3rss.f ts..a - fya as@A r.rws
We are assured OF plenty OF ice for the
Riverside Dairy. Of an even tempera.
t1re tor the milkroom in summer, solid
butter in the warmest weather. ice
cream when wanted. and cold water ~
VA Tor the whole season, and all Al
nominal cost. IL Is simple and cheap,
lhls providing ice for home use. have
a0t before been out Of ice. think. for
I'VE years. We nov have six teams
aaaliag, and the ice delivered in the
house, securely stored, is not costing
over Use per ton, and probably less.
We simply store in sawdust, taking
esre that the door is not on the ground.
Iae door is covered first % inches deep
slth clean dust, taking care not to get
sae coarse material from the planning
al, then store the ice In bulk. leaving
A,ainch space between the ice and the
sAls q the building, which space Is
slse nlied in with sawdust; and when
nAlshed hauling the pile is covered the
sane thickness With the same material.
ssd the thing Is done. Ii i better to
sl N alternate layers II ice and saw
Vast but | have had ice keep for two
ytaH without il. though there was
seiae ESStsge. Weare now getting ice
uncomfortable inches thick, which l.
= eoed as ! have ever done, though
os.e, aeaUt twenty wears ago. IL was
saeker than that. and the Puyailup
nfef was fsozen over.
We held a court-martiAl this morn
Horace acting as advocate, | as
t9ge. The result vas that seventeen
- PAD The penalty ct their lives for
sstag scrubs ! doubt not there arc q
asnoer q farms that would be the
SseF q Ike summary work. IL II 4
10y 10 The suffering brute. saving
i, A'eaeY 10 the owner. and 4 relief 50
efe, that this work is done. Ny
eeAiet Is that ForS-raiSing may Be
100 Psontaole BY having care A. C
eeo and providing clover for SUM.
SCI. No place in the wide world vii
.ossf do better than here, and NJ
sseaid raise more Of il both for pasture
Aaa Tor hay.
ss, Why Ne don I grow all or nearly
eaf eEn garden aud field seeds
Noa aSs che farmers 10 tell. True
MaitneS and some Of his neigh
- aAse ralSed and sent East a goot
~ Ions 81 cabbage seed, and SONS
~ -st feeble attempts have been mad.
sNaSe special lines 81 seed, vet II,
- re.aalns that nearly ali our seed.